In the archipelago in Stockholm, Sweden, we find the linocut artist Stine Kjaernsbeck.
In her studio she creates hand-printed linocuts, blurring the line between graphics and painting.
Stine work a lot to bring out variegation in the print itself, to create life, movement and depth in the artworks.
Stine grew up in Norway, with a father who is a lithographer. In high school, she studied art and there she tried linocuts for the first time.
When Stine creates, it is often with simple contrasts and few colors. She mixes the printing color “carelessly” to avoid an even color, and to rather have it break with another or multiple colors.
She also likes to use other techniques in her creation such as watercolor to create a dynamic between the static in the print, and the more alive watercolor.
She finds much of her inspiration for her works in her own life and experiences.
She likes to explore how details on the body can express different emotions and situations.
A big favorite is to work with the female body, and how the female body can be portrayed naked, strong and confident without being objectified.

Through her art, she lets her inner perfectionist rest in the “unfinished”.
That she can never fully control the final result triggers her creativity and curiosity.